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I have always been a Bulerias guy and my repertoire pretty much only includes bulerias falsetas. But I recently decided to explore Alegrias and I am so glad I did so. It's such a beautiful and "hopeful" palo. I overlooked something really good for so long lol.
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RE: A few words about Alegrias (in reply to metalhead)
Being from Algeciras down near Cadiz, Paco de Lucía always excelled at this form. He first had these in E minor (or "Rosas" as Ramón Montoya called them), which feel much like Soleá in the minor key, these two combined into one piece from his first and third LPs:
And upgraded to the modern style with this master piece in A major, arguably his best composition and playing:
Of course for the singing, Aurelio, Pericon, Chano Lobato (we miss Morante to dump these here), and Rancampino. Camarón borrowed much from La Perla, and likely it is in this style where PDL felt him as a paisano. Having said that I was always quite impressed with this performance by Catalan folks at 12:56:
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